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Man gets 19 years to life in gun killing outside city tavern

A City of Poughkeepsie man was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of a city man outside the Congress Tavern on Main Street.

Dutchess County Court Judge Stephen L. Greller sentenced James T. Wilson, 30, Thursday for his role in the death of 26-year-old Mahdi Elting. Wilson entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder Feb. 23.

Wilson told Greller he fired five shots at Elting shortly after midnight May 5, 2011. Elting was found dead, with three gunshots wounds in the torso, according to Journal archives.

Wilson admitted committing the crime with the help of three other city residents: Cory Febo, 26, Harvey Boone, 36, and Michael Martinez Jr., 28. Febo was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, plus five years post-release supervision.

Boone was charged with one count of second-degree murder and Martinez was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. Those cases are pending.

The Congress Tavern has since been closed.

Dutchess districts OK part of BOCES budget

The 13 districts approved the $4.1 million administrative portion of the budget that had a 1 percent increase over the current year. Dutchess school districts are assessed a portion of the administrative budget based on their size and income rating. The administrative portion is assessed to the districts on top of the special education and management services that school districts contract for.

Dutchess BOCES has a total budget of $231 million but a majority of that includes insurance and workers' compensation premiums that BOCES administers for school districts.

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A City of Poughkeepsie man was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of a city man outside the Congress Tavern on Main Street. Dutchess County Court Judge Stephen L. Greller